diff --git a/cloud/shepherd/provider/equinix/BUILD.bazel b/cloud/shepherd/provider/equinix/BUILD.bazel
index 727fbcf..4214f16 100644
--- a/cloud/shepherd/provider/equinix/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/cloud/shepherd/provider/equinix/BUILD.bazel
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
         "//cloud/lib/sinbin",
         "//cloud/shepherd",
         "//cloud/shepherd/manager",
+        "//go/net/ssh",
         "//metropolis/cli/pkg/context",
         "@com_github_packethost_packngo//:packngo",
         "@io_k8s_klog_v2//:klog",
diff --git a/cloud/shepherd/provider/equinix/main.go b/cloud/shepherd/provider/equinix/main.go
index 3a402e8..0060502 100644
--- a/cloud/shepherd/provider/equinix/main.go
+++ b/cloud/shepherd/provider/equinix/main.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 	"source.monogon.dev/cloud/equinix/wrapngo"
 	"source.monogon.dev/cloud/lib/component"
 	"source.monogon.dev/cloud/shepherd/manager"
+	ssh2 "source.monogon.dev/go/net/ssh"
 	clicontext "source.monogon.dev/metropolis/cli/pkg/context"
 )
 
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@
 		klog.Exitf("%v", err)
 	}
 
-	sshClient := &manager.PlainSSHClient{
+	sshClient := &ssh2.DirectClient{
 		AuthMethod: ssh.PublicKeys(sshSigner),
 		// Equinix OS installations always use root.
 		Username: "root",